7 Arrests Over Mobile Phone Thefts At Gig

Police in Portsmouth have made seven arrests following reports of thefts of mobile phones at an event at Portsmouth Guildhall on Tuesday, October 11th.

They had around ten reports of thefts during the Chase and Status gig.

Officers are appealing to anyone who went to the event to contact them if they thought they had lost anything - it might have actually been stolen.

Seven men aged 54, 32, 31, 30, 20, 19 and 16 have been arrested on suspicion of theft. They remain in police custody.

Anyone who may have seen any thefts, or believes they may have had items stolen, should contact the Targeted Patrol team at Fratton police station on 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.